Former Sixers big man Trevor Booker will continue career overseas

Former Sixers big man Trevor Booker will continue career overseas

Trevor Booker racked up the frequent flyer miles during the 2017-18 NBA season. After beginning the year with the Brooklyn Nets, he played in just 18 games before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Booker struggled to carve out a major role with the Sixers due to the team’s depth, playing just 15 minutes per game while posting averages of 4.7 points and 3.7 rebounds.

Eventually, Philly chose to waive the veteran power forward and he went on to sign with the Indiana Pacers. After spending time with three different teams over the span of one year, Booker will now apparently take his talents to China for the 2018-19 season.

Although I know I belong in the NBA, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be heading to China this upcoming season. The summer didn’t pan out as I hoped, but I assure you that I’ll be back on a NBA floor terrorizing people again soon enough.

The former first-round pick doesn’t seem too phased by not landing an NBA deal. There’s also the chance he was offered a one-year deal somewhere and opted to head to China where he could get more playing time and potentially turn that into a multi-year contract in the NBA.

Booker could certainly be a name to watch as a potential signing later in the season or close to the playoffs for a team who needs depth or another big man. Throughout his eight-year NBA career, he’s averaged 6.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 51.5 percent from the field.